Abstract:

Intentions， elements， structures， functions and environment constitute the systematic model of technological artifacts in the common sense. In order to make technological artifacts become works of art， the boundary factor should be taken into account， which interacts with the above five factors. Accordingly， the boundary factor and the other five factors constitute the ontological model of technological artifacts as works of art. The forms of technological artifact are not just boundaries or structures， but the overall manifestation of boundaries， structures， functions and elements. Equipped with aesthetic consciousness and combined with other factors， intentions make it possible for technological artifacts to be “aesthetic”. The unification of functions and aesthetics enables technological artifacts to be of symbolic aesthetic significance. With the improvement of modern technologies， technology and art undergo the transformation from separation to integration. As a product of deep integration， technological artifacts become art， which echoes well the meaning of the title.

Key words: technological artifact, works of art, aesthetic consciousness, form, symbol, function